A collision involving a pickup truck on Highway 17 near Blind River has left one person dead, Ontario Provincial Police said Tuesday.
The crash happened just after 3 p.m. in Algoma Mills west of Long Street, the OPP said in a news release.
"Investigation determined a pick-up truck was travelling westbound when it left the highway and rolled onto its roof in the south side ditch," police said.
"The unidentified driver was pronounced deceased at the scene."
Algoma District paramedics, North Shore Fire Department and Hydro One attended the scene along with police.
An autopsy is scheduled to take place in Sault Ste. Marie at a later date.
Police fully reopened the highway around midnight.
The investigation is ongoing.
